# ⬅ U+2B05 LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW

Solid black arrow pointing left, the left arrow emoji for west, back, or previous direction.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⬅` |
| Codepoint | U+2B05 |
| Name | LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW |
| Block | [Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows](https://unicodekit.com/block/miscellaneous-symbols-and-arrows) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 4.0 |
| HTML | `⬅` `⬅` |
| CSS | `\2B05` |
| JavaScript | `\u2B05` |
| UTF-8 | E2 AC 85 |
| UTF-16 | 2B05 |
| Emoji | left arrow (Symbols › arrow) |
| Emoji keywords | arrow, cardinal, direction, left, west |

## Related characters

- ↖ [U+2196 NORTH WEST ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2196)
- ↙ [U+2199 SOUTH WEST ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2199)
- ↕ [U+2195 UP DOWN ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2195)
- ⬇ [U+2B07 DOWNWARDS BLACK ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2B07)
- ↔ [U+2194 LEFT RIGHT ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2194)
- ↘ [U+2198 SOUTH EAST ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2198)
- ↩ [U+21A9 LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/21A9)
- ➡ [U+27A1 BLACK RIGHTWARDS ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/27A1)
- ↗ [U+2197 NORTH EAST ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2197)
- ↪ [U+21AA RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/21AA)
- ⤴ [U+2934 ARROW POINTING RIGHTWARDS THEN CURVING UPWARDS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2934)
- ⬆ [U+2B06 UPWARDS BLACK ARROW](https://unicodekit.com/char/2B06)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2B05 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2B05